‘racial profiling’
AN INDEPENDENT black pharmacist has taken medical schemes to the Equality Court for allegedly unfairly terminating his contracts and discriminating against him.
The owner of Amalig Pharmacies, Alfred Mokoditoa, said the termination stemmed from trumped-up charges and irregular audits which resulted in the Government Employment Medical Scheme (Gems) blacklisting his pharmacies.
As a result, Mokoditoa had to close his four pharmacies in 2011.
“Corruption at the Council for Medical Schemes has destroyed my pharmacies’ businesses and I am seeking an order for the amount of R228 600 000 for harassment, pain, suffering, emotional distress, and racial profiling caused by the first
